Well, to give you an idea, I did a 62 mile ride in the Berkshires a few weeks ago.....climbed a bit over 4,000 feet. Keep in mind I descended for the most part of over an hour down Rte. 20 (there's a 25 mile stretch of nearly all downhill.....lots of fun) around the halfway point of the ride.

I was pretty beat by the end of it. If you don't have a triple or a compact w/ low gearing, you're a lot stronger than I am.

Nope, haven't ridden with Mirona, but we (my girlfriend and I) have a seasonal campsite in Granville on Rte. 57 on Prospect Mtn. I have a few nice loops in the area that I'll do. Rte. 57 is a brutal road, though.